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Bound & Determined℠

Here we hold space for women in the insurance industry to tell their stories as we learn from, grow with, support, and celebrate one another. Hosted and produced by Meg McKeen, founder of Adjunct Advisors, LLC.

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9.05 | Mixed Money Messages with Anna Felix

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2024/11/14

Host Meg McKeen welcomes Anna Felix to the podcast and together we chat about often complicated relationship women have with money. We explore the shift from a scarcity to abundance mindset - and the opening that can create for us in our decision-making and acknowledge the roots of beliefs around money often lie within our families. We talk about the avoidance approach to managing your money - not recommended! - and the peace that comes from knowing you have a plan. Meet Anna FelixAnna Felix is a

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9.04 | So What, Now What with Audry Torrence

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2024/10/31

Host Meg McKeen welcomes Audry Torrence to the podcast and together we chat about the busy-ness of life, the joy of missing out, and the knowing - and self-acceptance - that comes from an ADHD diagnosis in adulthood. Audry is a serial entrepreneur in the insurance industry, a heartfelt storyteller with a deep sense of curiosity, and a genuinely fascinating woman. Meet Audry TorrenceAudry Torrence has spent the past 29 years solving the puzzle that is insurance recruiting, fifteen years owning an

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00:51:24

9.03 | Love in Any Capacity with Cat Ferris

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2024/10/17

Host Meg McKeen welcomes Cat Ferris to the podcast - for the second time! Together we chat through the often complicated relationship we have with our body - especially as it changes with age. What also changes? How we see ourselves within the relationships we keep with others, including our physical, intimate relationships. We talk about our beliefs about sexuality, taking ownership of our pleasure, and how even in relationship, we can feel lonely. Meet Cat Ferris After 20 years in the insurance

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00:43:38

9.02 | #AskListenBelieve with Sarah Ennor

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2024/10/03

Host Meg McKeen welcomes Sarah Ennor to the podcast in today’s conversation. Sarah helps us understand how an ADHD diagnosis as an adult helped her to see her life, work, and self in new and informative ways. We talk about the risks of disclosing a diagnosis, and how, if a leader is actually leading, it may not even be necessary. Sarah tells the best stories - raw and compassionate - and reminds us that whether you are living with an ADHD diagnosis or just curious and want to learn more, inclusion

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9.01 | For All the Right Reasons with Kate Scully...

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2024/09/19

Host Meg McKeen welcomes Kate Scully Krebsbach to open this 9th season of the podcast. Together we chat through Kate's decision to join her family insurance agency - it wasn't an obvious or easy or quick one - and how she's been able to navigate a new career in insurance sales by narrowing her focus to a single type of business and then going deep into her understanding, and her support, of it. Kate is so generous in this conversation, sharing her ideas for growing your own insurance practice - and

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Bonus | Emptying the Nest with Melanie McCarthy-Dickey

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2024/08/06

In this special episode of the podcast, host Meg McKeen welcomes Melanie McCarthy-Dickey to share in real time the experience she's having as her oldest son heads off to college. While not all kids are college bound, this conversation reminds us that motherhood can be both a heart-filling and heart-breaking series of endings and beginnings. Listen as we reflect on our own experiences and offer support to a woman navigating a similar transition in her role as "mother" right now.Meet Melanie

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8.08 | Mind the Gap with Jessica Williams

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2024/06/06

Host Meg McKeen welcomes side hustle cheerleader Jessica Williams to the podcast. Whether you're thinking about a side hustle or it's never crossed your mind, there is something in this conversation for you. Jess nudges us toward taking that first, tiny, clumsy step - and with kindness and grace, talks us through some of the feelings that might be getting in the way. Perfectionism, over-thinking, overwhelm - are we alone here?! We also share more about nurturing the parts of us that are overshadowed

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8.07 | Making Magic with Rachel Hamlin

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2024/05/23

Host Meg McKeen welcomes mindset coach Rachel Hamlin to the podcast. Meg accidentally finds herself in the hotseat as she shares more about her complicated relationship with social media and several of the starts - and stops - that she's experienced in the work she does. Together we talk about the freedom that can be found in routine - and the difference between working hard and making work hard. Having both experienced it, we also chat about burnout the choices we have as we navigate life after

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00:48:30

8.06 | Dear Mom with Julie McKeen

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2024/05/09

Host Meg McKeen welcomes her dear mom, Julie McKeen, to the podcast, to share reflections on her own journey through motherhood - and womanhood. Together we talk through the notions of selfishness and self-preservation, the importance of friendship between women, and on the eve of a milestone wedding anniversary, a beautiful reminder that while so much of who we are has already been sorted, we're never done becoming who we are. Links & Resources Mentioned in This EpisodeListen to Meg's past

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00:39:39

8.05 | Calm and Grounded with Aree Bly

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2024/04/25

Aree Bly joins host Meg McKeen for real talk - about expectations, and about what happens when you change the rules of the game. We share our experience in unpacking the beliefs we've had about what our personality indicates about our ability. An actuary by training and vocation, Aree is a remarkable thinker and together in this rich and vulnerable conversation, we reframe what it means to be boring, introverted, and we break down the notion of faking it till you make it. Ugh!Meet Aree BlyAree Bly,

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00:43:49

8.04 | The Next Version of Me with Megan Bock

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2024/04/11

Megan Bock joins host Meg McKeen to share more about her experience following a traumatic injury in early 2023. Through the sharing of her story, Megan reminds us that changing the way we're showing up in the world shouldn't have to require a significant life change. Together we talk through the fallacy of multi-tasking, the not always great influence of technology (specifically our phones) on our lives and relationships, and the power in knowing you're replaceable at work.Meet Megan BockMegan Bock,

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8.03 | In the Wild with Meg McKeen (Solo Episode)

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2024/03/28

In this solo episode, host Meg McKeen puts on her sales + leadership coach hat and responds to listener questions, digging deep into topics like career paths, setbacks, and the scary - and heart-filling - world of entrepreneurship. Would you like Meg to answer your question on a future episode of the podcast? Submit it here: https://www.adjunctadvisors.com/question. Meet Meg McKeenMeg McKeen, CIC, is the principal consultant of Adjunct Advisors LLC, a consultancy she founded in 2018 with the simple

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00:47:42

8.02 | On Mentorship with Heather Blevins

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2024/03/14

Heather Blevins joins host Meg McKeen for a heartfelt conversation about mentorship. We talk about the hesitations we may feel to ask for mentorship - and the boundaries (you know we love 'em) we may need to set when mentoring requires bandwidth we just don't have. Together we chat about the importance of exposure to new perspectives - and roles - in the insurance industry as so many of us take steps to find alignment between our work and lives.Meet Heather BlevinsHeather Blevins is a passionate,

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00:42:12

8.01 | On Purpose with Crista Walker

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2024/02/29

Crista Walker joins host Meg McKeen for a conversation about squishy leadership topics like purpose – who has time for that? – the risk of admitting you have it all but maybe don’t want it all, and bad bosses. May you neither have one nor be one! Crista provides a modern definition of what it means to be a leader today - and some practical ideas for helping us to see ourselves as others might. Meet Crista WalkerCrista Walker, Vice President, Agent Engagement & Programs, took the path less traveled

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7.08 | It's Going to Be Okay with Mary Clare McGraw

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2024/01/11

Mary Clare McGraw joins host Meg McKeen for an honest conversation about mental health. MC shares about an early career pivot that allowed her to open her eyes and take an intentional look around - leading to her career in insurance and now, as an aligned entrepreneur. In her work as an operations coach for insurance agencies today, MC knows firsthand how confronting it can be to look at the way you've always done things - and how scary change can be. Our winding path includes conversation about

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7.07 | Failure and Freedom with Nicole Corey

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2023/12/28

Nicole Corey joins host Meg McKeen in this rich conversation about failure, freedom, and the power of choice. As curious travelers, we explore the notion of "home" - and what happens when we find ourselves ready - but maybe not quite - to change direction on our path. We talk about what happens in your work when you make the choice to change in your life - and fumble through our answers to the question "what is enough?" Meet Nicole CoreyNicole Corey is the owner of CA Work Comp Advocacy, through

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00:41:43

7.06 | Permission to Re-Decide with Amanda Boleyn

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2023/12/14

Amanda Boleyn joins host Meg McKeen to reflect on the power of the pause - and pivot - as you build your career and life, and, as a time management expert, Amanda shares her tips and tricks and hacks to help us make the most of the same 24 hours each day that we each have. We love to talk about boundary setting on the podcast and this episode delivers; if you're a people-pleaser or perfectionist, this one's for you!Meet Amanda BoleynAmanda Boleyn is a wife, mother, speaker, facilitator, business

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00:28:40

7.05 | Back to Her Roots with Liz Brock

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2023/11/30

Liz Brock joins host Meg McKeen to share more about her decision to embrace her silver hair earlier this year. Together they reflect on some of the bogus advice Liz received earlier in her career the led her to start dying her hair - and the learning that has come from making a different choice today. Also on our minds? The (double) standard of beauty in our society - and how changing the color of our hair can create opportunity - not limit it.Meet Liz BrockLiz Brock is a 20 year veteran in the

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7.04 | The Work of Healing with Jenn Urso

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2023/11/16

Jenn Urso joins host Meg McKeen for a heartfelt conversation about the professional pauses we both took before starting our own businesses, and the lessons learned since then that inform the work Jenn does to support rising leaders in the insurance industry today. Throughout this conversation, we explore the complex relationships we have with money, with self, and with our own relationship with work. Meet Jenn UrsoJenn Urso is a passionate leadership ambassador that develops the next generation of

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00:42:06

7.03 | With Age Comes Wisdom with Mercy Komar

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2023/11/02

Mercy Komar - the Cyber Diva - joins host Meg McKeen to share the wisdom she's gleaned from her more than 40 years working in the insurance industry as a CSR, agency principal, and producer. As this one will show you, Mercy doesn’t shrink in hard conversations and her passion for supporting women, as well as seniors, in the insurance industry, is strong and evident in the way she’s showing up in the industry today.Meet Mercy KomarAs a seasoned insurance advisor and risk manager with over 40 years of

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